Pirates were stopped by private guards who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device.

"Roger Middleton, a piracy expert at the London-based think tank Chatham House, said the international maritime community was still 'solidly against' armed guards aboard vessels at sea...[snip]...'there's the idea that it's the responsibility of states and navies to provide security. I would think it's a step backward if we start privatizing security of the shipping trade.'" What a dumbass!